West Bengal government demands national status for Ganga Sagar Mela The mela being hosted on an island is the only one of its kind in the world, say State Ministers as they reveal details of footfall ...

About 65 lakh pilgrims from across the country have visited Sagar island to take a holy dip at the confluence of river Ganga and the Bay of Bengal during the Ganga Sagar Mela, West Bengal Minister for ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded that the Centre accord national status for the annual Gangasagar Mela which will be held next week here in the state’s South 24 ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to designate the Ganga Sagar Mela, an annual celebration in the state during Makar Sankranti ...

District Magistrate of South 24 Parganas, Arvind Mina on Monday briefed about the arrangements for the Gangasagar mela, stating that a larger crowd is expected this year, asserting that the major ...

Ganga Sagar Mela takes place every year around Makar Sankranti festival. On the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti, the pilgrimage takes a dip in the holy water of Ganga in the morning while worshiping ...

The festival is celebrated on January 14-15 every year. The Mela will start on January 8 and continue till January 17. Hindus believe that King Sagar once conducted Ashwamedha Yagya. King Indra stole ...

In the absence of Kumbh Mela this year, the West Bengal government expects a huge footfall at the annual Gangasagar Mela next week and has taken all measures for a successful hosting of the ...

The West Bengal government on Thursday made Covid RT-PCR test must for pilgrims from various states arriving in Ganga Sagar Mela, news agency ANI reported. “Sanitisation and vaccination drive has been ...

District Magistrate of South 24 Parganas, Arvind Mina on Monday briefed about the arrangements for the Gangasagar mela, stating that a larger crowd is expected this year, asserting that the major ...

Gangasagar Mela 2023: The Gangasagar Mela is the world's second-largest human gathering at the confluence of Gange and the Bay of Bengal after the Kumbh. Hindus from all over the world visit the ...

Sagar Islands (West Bengal) [India], January 13 (ANI): District Magistrate of South 24 Parganas, Arvind Mina on Monday briefed about the arrangements for the Gangasagar mela, stating that a larger ...